The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-21
PERSONAL.

ALAN ARTHUR son of the late ex President
Arthur, is travelling in Egypt.
GERMANY has recently celebrated the centen-
NAL anniversary of the birth of Nicholas Dreyse,
inventor of the needle-gun.
ISRAEL Coz, of Waterbury, Conn, is the old
est surviving member of the Connecticut Legis-
lature. He celebrated his ODD birthday Tuesday
He member of the Connecticut House of
1924.
SECRETARY FAIRcHILD Senator Morgan and
Representative Breckinridge, of Kentucky, and
Wilson, Of West Virginia, will attend the dinner
of the Massachusetts Reform Club in Boston on
December %.
The engagement of Miss Nellie Hunt
daughter of the late Minister to Russia and Sec
rotary of the Navy, and Mr. William Emory of
Philadelphia, is announced. The wedding will
take place in the spring.
SNAPPER GARRISON the famous Jockey, was
once a musical wonder. AS young boy he was
a remarkable singer, and had begun to attract
the attention of the public when he decided to
take to the race-track for career.
Two DAYS before his death, last week, J.
Aubrey Jones, of Philadelphia remarked to
friend: Wouldn't it be strange if / should die
this month: All our family die in December"
He was in his usual health at the time.
MuRAT HAIsTEAD, of Cincinnati, made earnest
efforts to save the Chicago Anarchists from
death. He wrote privately to Gov. Oglesby,
who is personal friend of his, beseeching him
to extend clemency to the condemned dyna-
miters.
w. B. RICHMOND the English artist who. is
now in Berlin painting portrait of Prince Bis
marck, describes the Iron Chancellor as one of
the best sitters in the world Men and nations
who have been sat upon by Bismarck will coin
eide with this opinion
JOHN HENRY PARNELI, a brother of the Irish
leader has just returned to New York from a
prolonged visit to Ireland He said in reference
TO his brothers health: IF you had seen
Charlie jumping the bitches in Wicklow with
u,.t,l1 nnfh ax hon cf,I
VIM d. HowEIrs has denied the genius of
Dickens, and now Edgar Fawcett says that
Thackeray does not amount to much But
Dickens and Thackeray will probably be read
by posterity when the names of liowells and
Fawcett have been forgotten by the novel-read-
ing world
WASHINGTON society promises to be well rep
resented at the charity ball TO be given in Balti-
more Jan 8. 1t is probable that the President
and Mrs. Cleveland will again be invited TO at
tend and as they were highly pleased with
their trip to Baltimore last season on a similar
errand, the COMMITTEES will doubtless receive
favorable reply to their invitation
ONE of the strange condolences Of nomencla-
ture is that the daughter Of Gen. Logan married
a Mr.. Tucker, while the daughter OF ex-Repre-
sentative Randolph Tucker married a Mr. Logan.
Each couple have son. The name of one is
Tucker Logan and the other is Logan Tucker
The boys are about the same age, but am told
they have never seen each other Something
very similar occurred a number of years
ago Senators Dorsey and Clayton, of Arkan
sas, had sons born to them about the same time
They were intimate then and christened their
children accordingly, one being named CLAYTON
Dorsey and the other Dorsey Clayton THIS was
very nice, and the boys were as loving as broth
ers. There was no fence between the Dorsey
and Clayton mansions and the two families were
as intimate as any ever were. But the time
came when the fathers fell out, and / under
stand that they have not been on speaking
terms with each other Cor years. One can't
drop name as he does friendship, however,
and the boys are reminders Of the past.